Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales of $490 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 1, 2008, a 4% increase over the $470 million in sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 3, 2007.


Same store sales for the fiscal month declined 2% from the year ago period.

For the thirteen weeks ended Nov. 1, 2008, sales were $1.56 billion, a 6% increase over the $1.47 billion in sales for the thirteen weeks ended Nov. 3, 2007. Comparable store sales for the thirteen weeks were even with the prior year period.

For the nine months ended Nov. 1, 2008, sales were $4.75 billion, a 10% increase over the $4.32 billion in sales for the nine months ended Nov. 3, 2007. Comparable store sales for the same period rose 3% over the year ago period.